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It seems like the hip hop world is infiltrating advertisements everywhere these days.

While Nicki Minaj popped up in Brooklyn for the Jeremy Scott x Adidas shoot and Jay-Z repped for his hood with Rocawear, Lil Wayne and Mac Miller star in the new campaign for lime green soda beverage Mountain Dew.

The two rappers also bring along a roundup of athletes and entertainers including Jason Aldean, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Paul Rodriguez Jr., Theotis Beasley and Danny Davis.

Lil Wayne promotes individualism as he works the crowd during a performance, saying, “Ladies and gentlemen, if you learn anything from me, it’s to find your thing and do you because we all know its not what you do, it’s how you do and this is how we Dew.”

Talk about an explosive music Monday. Just when you thought it was all about Iggy’s “Murda Bizness” or Justin Bieber’s “Boyfriend,” DJ Khaled proved he the best by bringing his winner’s circle to this bound-to-be summer anthem “Take It To The Head.” The Runners-produced joint includes Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne. DJ K, run that back.

Iggy Azalea has tapped the King, T.I., to executive produce her debut The New Classic. The Australian-born femcee gave in to the Grand Hustle Records CEO who asked to take on her album.”T.I.’s gonna be helping me with it, kind of A&R-ing, kind of executive producing,” Azalea told MTV News. “He called me up like, ‘Please?’ and I was like, ‘Definitely. You’re Tip; I love you — of course.’ So he’s gonna be helping me out, just reaching out to people and helping me find production and pointing me in the direction of things that I might like.”The blonde rapstress also joked about their legal affairs. “See we’re in touch with each other. I have legal issues; he has legal issues. I get it.”

After a successful mixtape release last fall for her Ignorant Art, Azalea is not rushing the project, letting it come together organically.

“In terms of writing the record, that’s not the part that really worries me; that’s easy,” she said. “It’s finding the production and finding something cohesive that’s right for the direction of the album. It could happen next week or I might go until the end of February and not find it. You just never know when you’re gonna have that magic.”

The “Last Song” rapper is crossing her fingers for a summer release. “If all goes to plan, my album will be out in June and I’ll have it recorded by the end of the month.”

Recent Cash Money signee Busta Rhymes teams up with Chris Brown a second time for their latest collaboration “Why Stop Now.” The brick walls, dark tones and mind-boggling visuals sync with Busta Buss’ racy flow and Breezy’s fluid dance moves. The former Flip Mode squadron pulled out all the stops for this one.

Rising Icons put the spotlight on G.O.O.D. Music rap star Big Sean for its third season in partnership with Grey Goose. While recording his second album in Los Angeles, the Detroit native flew to New York last year for an exclusive performance, attended by the likes of Ryan Leslie, NFL player Darrelle Revis and Def Jam executive Steve Bartels.

“I can’t complain, this time last year, I was probably in my mom’s house…wishin, prayin for all this stuff to take off,” the Finally Famous emcee tells Rising Icons.

Watch Sean’s rise to fame in the 3-part series as he performs the hits from his debut below.

Harlem femcee Azealia Banks performed her area code anthem “212” at Karl Lagerfeld’s home in Paris during an exclusive dinner launch party for his new line “Karl” with fashion boutique Net-A-Porter. The Chanel creative director presented guests with dessert in the form of iPads with his silhouette imprinted on them. Before the performance, the garment god also gifted Banks with a Lagerfeld-silhouette sweater, mimicking her Mickey Mouse piece from the song’s video.